Sudhanshu Sekhar Panda, University of North Georgia, Institute for Environmental Spatial Analysis, Oakwood, United States, Akash Atnurkar, Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar, School of Infrastructure, Bhubaneswar, India, Devendra Amatya, USDA Forest Service, Center for National Forested Wetlands Research, Cordesville, United States, Maricar M Aguilos, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan, Noemi Vergopolan, Rice University, Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences, Houston, United States, Andrew Christopher Oishi, USDA Forest Service, Southern Research Station, Coweeta Hydrologic Laboratory, Otto, NC, United States, Ge Sun, USDA Forest Service, Eastern Forest Environmental Threat Assessment Center, Southern Research Station, Research Triangle Park, United States and Dr. Thomas L O'Halloran, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, United States